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Teen mental health has suffered in recent years, partly fueled by the disruptions of the pandemic. New York City is working to expand mental health support to all high school students via telehealth.

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New York City is embracing teletherapy for teens. It may not be the best approach

5:00am September 01, 2023

by Rainier Harris

A proposal to establish the biggest student mental health program in the country contains a paradox. With teens' mental health struggles partly fueled by screens, is teletherapy the right tool?

Finding a therapist that's a good fit for you takes persistence.

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A step-by-step guide to finding a therapist

11:20am July 02, 2023

by Andrea Muraskin

If you've ever felt a need for therapy but got overwhelmed at the very prospect of choosing a provider, read on. Here's a step-by-step guide to finding someone who fits your needs — and budget.

Charles Silverstein (left) and his partner of 20 years, William Bory, smile at the camera in the 1970s. Silverstein dedicated his work to helping LGBTQ people live without shame.

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Charles Silverstein, a psychologist who helped destigmatize homosexuality, dies at 87

6:15pm February 09, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder and "sexual deviation" until 1973 — months after Silverstein gave a presentation challenging the classification.

Culturally responsive therapy is a growing trend, as therapists of color try to make counseling more inclusive.

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Here's how some therapists are tackling structural racism in their practice

5:00am November 25, 2022

by Lauren Beard

A new wave of counselors is supporting people of color by 'decolonizing' the practice of therapy. They aim to make therapy more culturally responsive and to take generational trauma into account.

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Minority Mental Health workshop highlights need for BIPOC representation in therapy

6:13am July 25, 2022

by Amy Diaz

Greensboro-area licensed therapist Nicole Osborne led a minority mental health workshop in a black t-shirt with the phrase, “In my feelings.”

Opinion: A jet flew by in Michigan. It reminded me that wartime trauma is hard to heal

10:22am April 10, 2022

by Maji Hailemariam Debena

Conflicts in Ethiopia, Ukraine and other countries cause psychological trauma that can last far beyond any ceasefire. An Ethiopian-born mental health epidemiologist shares her insights.

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Unlearning anti-Blackness in therapy: 'The Buck Stops Here'

6:25pm March 17, 2022

by Isabeth Mendoza

Twenty percent of American adults sought out therapy in 2020. But Grisell Valencia faced a challenge; she wanted a therapist who could respond to experiences she was dealing with as an Afro-Latina.

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Teenager Sama Ahel was taught deep breathing to cope following the Gaza-Israel conflict in May.

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Deep breathing helps kids ease 'Gaza trauma'

8:42pm November 16, 2021

It's difficult to treat Gazans, said psychologist Ismael Ahel. "We can't just deal with the first trauma or the second trauma. It's a complexity of trauma." And children are deeply affected.

Medical first aid is actually not what we're focused on in this situation, says Ampara Vilasmil, a mental health activity manager for a camp set up by MSF in Montepuez. Most of the people that come to the camps are hungry and tired but physically fine. It

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A Surprising Kind Of First Aid For Mozambicans Fleeing Violence

10:37am April 15, 2021

by Suzette Lohmeyer

Psychological first aid is part of the mission of Doctors Without Borders. They hope to give those fleeing the horrors of civil unrest the tools to start moving past their trauma.

An ill woman enters Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York City this week. Locked away from families, hospitalized patients these days feel particularly isolated emotionally as well as physically, psychiatrists say. Teletherapy can hel

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Psychiatrists Lean Hard On Teletherapy To Reach Isolated Patients In Emotional Pain

1:35pm April 09, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Remote mental health treatment isn't the same as in-person visits with a psychiatrist, but faced with a pandemic, many people have been forced to make do. Regulators are making that access easier.